The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20
CONDENSED NEWS.
Washington MONS itans.

The Lieutenant General started west to
investigate the pending trouble with the
Indians. Meanwhile the situation at the
row agency rows moro omiuCus aul
bioodshed is unprecedented.
Consul General Cardwell. OF Cairo,
Egypt, in Il report To the department OF
state, calls special attention to the I'M
successful labars OF american missionaries
IN the valley Of the Nile. Nearly 5000
native pupils are in attendance at the
schools that have been established,
Washington Special; 1t is privately an
nounced, but upon good official authority,
that the department OF Justice has called
Tor the resignation oi Judge W. ii. Francis.
Solicitor General jerks. acting attorney
general, informed the Washington CORE
spondent OF the Pioneer Press that he had
heard nothing oi the above matter.
First Lieut.. T. NJ. Woodruff Fifth in
fantry. VINO aus been stationed i'll Wash
ingtou for some time on signal service du-
~, and who has just returned from d tour
Of Inspection ri signal service stations,
lett for st. Paul where he will establish a
weather bureau 10y the trthwestern
states.
Upon the reassembitas OF the United
States supreme court Chief Justice Waite
announced that the court had decided to
grant the writs of habeas corpus in the
-
commonwealth ATTORNEYS Of lrIlHia, who
are now in prison in Richmond Tor disre-
sarting the orders % Judge Bond i'll the
coupon crusher litigation.
The treasury department has under i'll
Torabie considera lion Il proposition to eN
tend to depository banks in Boston. Phil
adelphia and other large cities the privi-
lege recently granted such banks in New
York al holding public funds to the amount
OF / 10 per cent. OF their bond deposits and
to increase the maximum amount SO held
to 81, zoe, Ouu.
Postotiices established: Minnesota:
Chehahs. lie Sueur county: Rocky, Nor
3 man county. PostmasJers commissioned
Dakota: Buffalo Center, W. j. Hu.hs;
Rotey. j. :. Roupe. Montana. Marion,
A. NJ Thompson. y isconsiu: New Hope,
Theresa Berg. Fourth-eass postmasters
appointed. Dakota: Insersol. \. j. Q.
Fyerlie: Portland, Q. II. Cley; Turtle Lake,
&C. w West. Iowa: shannon City, +.
w. Loomjs: Tio2a. w. Gilchrist. Minneso-
Ia: Lake Elmo. \. L. NcNjece.
The fonowin. pensions have been grant
ed: Wisconsin: J. Boehulein. Brother
town ". J. Downing, Ontario; W. Flynn,
Oak Grove. {. Adam. Errkhard; !. Fin
neil, Ontario; J. T, Babcock, Norway
Ridge: J. y. Pease, Wautoma .. Olson.
Perry; J. J. PaUIy. Brothertown; G. Reed,
Sparta: T. Jocks, Nenomonee. Minneso.
ia. Mother III II. Pulciter. >t. Paul. Orig
iuaI: z. poheiy Henderson: T. {. Davis,
CruoAston; j. Mueller Minneapolis; ". 2.
Gates. Kingston. Dakota: W. L. Miner,
Eden.
Secretary Lamar has addressed letter
10 the attorney general urging him to be-
gin criminal prosecution against Thomas
L. Greenough OF Mi>soua Mont, for cut
ting 100 cedar aud pine trees from unsur-
veyed lands along the line OF the Northern
Pacific railroad III Nuotenai county. Ida
ho. He manufactured the trees into pi!ing
which he sold TO the Northern Pacific COM
panv, and 1000 railroad ties, which were
aiterward seized 10y the government
Grseuoush claims he was appointed an
agent to cut the ties by the Spokane X Pa.
louise railroad.